if you go hiking
to get away from it all–
you’ll bring it with you
be out there to be out there
and for no other reason
–photo by me
hikewise (tanka)
Tag: tanka
secrets (tanka)
deep in the forest
our secrets are still not safe
from the babbling brook
if we want to keep secrets
we must hide them from ourselves
–photo by me
organized religion (tanka)
many are turning
their backs on the church today–
to find god themselves
for organized religion
has sown seeds of discontent
–photo by me
feel the fear (tanka)
when fear suddenly
threatens to overwhelm us–
we must embrace it
for we can never be brave
unless we are afraid first
–photo by me
the ol’ barn (tanka)
old, abandoned barns
have old, forgotten secrets–
within and without
we may never know all that’s
buried behind the ol’ barn
–photo by me
missed shots (tanka)
when i’m following
a set of tracks in the woods
i’m prepared to shoot
for the photos that i’ve missed
were definitely my best
–photo by me
tanka 2/21/21
i only knew of
warm days by the cool waters–
and then winter came
yet winter soon taught me that
happiness comes from within
–photo by me
great wizards (tanka)
witches tremble when
strangely colored mists roll in–
the great wizard nears!
witches know that spells do work,
but the great wizard knows why
–photo by me
Flow of Life (tanka)
My final sunset
Will also be somebody’s
Very first sunrise
I look at my granddaughters
And accept the greater scheme
–Photo by Aaron, edit by me
A Roaming Therapy (Tanka)
When my mind’s a mess
I go see my therapist–
Ol’ Mother Nature!
I walk into the woods to
Find my way out of the woods
–Photo by me
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